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Automatic Pix Goes Live, Enabling Recurring Payments in Brazil

Pix, Brazil鈥檚 instant payments system, has introduced a recurring payments mechanism, aiming to simplify bill payments for consumers.
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Sweepstakes Ban Under Consideration in New York, Vetoed In Louisiana

As one state legislature looks to reinforce regulatory actions against sweepstakes gaming operations, another has seen the governor veto a legislative ban, calling it unnecessary.
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Pay.UK Sets Out Ideas For Reforming UK鈥檚 Payments Infrastructure

Payment system operator Pay.UK has unveiled a package of proposed reforms to the organisational framework for interbank payments, urging 鈥渞adical鈥 change to prevent the UK falling behind on infrastructure and innovation.
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Presidential Decree Confirms Brazil Betting Tax Hike

A sharp increase in the main tax applied to online betting in Brazil became reality late Wednesday when an emergency decree was published in the Brazilian government鈥檚 official gazette.
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Daily Dash: Four UK Banks Breached Competition Rules, Says Regulator

The UK鈥檚 Competition and Markets Authority has sanctioned four UK banks for misleading customers, while the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has warned against corporate intimidation of whistleblowers.
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Payments

UK Government Selects Surprise Appointment As New Gambling Minister

The UK government has announced the surprise appointment of Baroness Fiona Twycross as the minister for gambling and Lords minister.
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Gambling

Brazil Betting Operators Face Rio Blocking Battle

Major operators have warned that their platforms are now being blocked in the state of Rio de Janeiro, despite the transitional provisions included in new federal regulations in Brazil.
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Gambling

Tribes Facing Difficult Reality After U.S. Supreme Court's Florida Ruling

Tribes that already operate casinos or retail sports betting may find it difficult to amend their compacts to replicate the state-wide, hub-and-spoke mobile wagering model offered by the Seminole Tribe in Florida, according to a prominent tribal gaming attorney.
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Gambling

Delays In Withdrawing Funds Called Top UK Regulatory Complaint

Delays in withdrawing funds are the top customer complaint reported to the UK鈥檚 Gambling Commission, and it is unacceptable for operators to 鈥渋ntroduce friction鈥 at the time of withdrawal rather than at deposit, its chief executive has said.
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Gambling

One Third Of UK Adults Have Embraced Mobile Contactless Payments

In a significant shift in consumer payment behaviour, one third of UK adults now use mobile contactless payments at least once a month, according to a new report by UK Finance in collaboration with Accenture.
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Payments

Regulatory Influencer: US CFPB Seeks to Expand Supervisory Authority to Include Big Tech and Other Non-Bank Digital Payment Applications Providers

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a proposed rule, titled 鈥淒efining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications," which would establish the CFPB鈥檚 supervisory authority over certain non-bank covered persons participating in a market for general-use digital consumer payment applications.
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Payments

New Zealand Regulator Argues Against Scrapping Interchange Fees

New Zealand鈥檚 Commerce Commission has come out against removing interchange fees, which make up the bulk of merchants鈥 payment acceptance costs, but is considering revised fee caps.
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Payments

FTC Investigates Mastercard And Others Over Surveillance Pricing Practices

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into eight companies suspected of using surveillance pricing practices.
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Payments

Daily Dash: FCA Imposes New Rules On Bank Branch Closures In Cash-Poor Areas

The UK鈥檚 financial regulator is stepping in to ensure that bank branch closures do not lead to cash shortages in local areas, while Italy has seen a downturn in suspicious transaction reports so far in 2024.
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Payments

Isle Of Man Cancels Online Gambling Licences In Crime Probe

The Isle of Man鈥檚 gambling regulator has cancelled the licences of two online gambling operators that have been under criminal investigation since at least April.
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Gambling

State Lotteries Have One Eye On Regulations And One Eye On Operations

Expanded responsibilities to oversee new forms of gambling such as sports betting are creating new challenges for U.S. state lotteries to juggle their dual roles of operators and regulators.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Warn Of Over-Taxation

Executives with leading operators have warned state lawmakers that excessive tax rates risk stretching the U.S. sports-betting market past its breaking point.
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Gambling

UK Regulator Defends Problem Gambling Stats Feared By Industry

A Gambling Commission official has firmly defended its upcoming release of statistics from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain as 鈥渙pen and transparent鈥, and prepared to set a 鈥渘ew baseline鈥 for tracking gambling-related harm over time.
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Gambling

UK Big Tech Review Could Drive Account-To-Account Payments Adoption

The UK鈥檚 Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are evaluating the benefits and risks of digital wallets for consumers and businesses, which may lead to new incentives for account-to-account (A2A) payments.
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Payments

Brazil Delays Recurring Payments Feature For Pix Until June 2025

The Central Bank of Brazil has announced a new timeline for the implementation of recurring payments on its highly popular Pix platform.
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Payments

Maryland iGaming Bill's Failure Sets Up Renewed Effort In 2026

A bill to allow Maryland voters to decide whether to legalize internet casino gaming failed to get out of the legislature and onto this year鈥檚 ballot due to strong and coordinated opposition from unions representing casino workers and several gaming companies.
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Gambling

C贸rdoba's Online Gambling Under Attack

Legislators in Argentina's province of C贸rdoba are fighting to repeal legislation from 2021 that legalised online gambling.
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Gambling

ECB Gives Non-Bank Payment Providers Access To Central Bank Systems

In a major shift for the EU鈥檚 financial sector, the European Central Bank (ECB) has introduced a harmonised policy allowing non-bank payment service providers to access central bank-operated payment systems, including TARGET.
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Payments

EU Financial Supervisor Satisfied With Germany's Post-Wirecard Progress

In a new report on the German Financial Supervisory Authority's (BaFin) progress since the Wirecard scandal, the European Securities and Markets Authority says it is broadly satisfied with the changes that have been made.
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GambleAware鈥檚 Demise Stokes Fears Over Future Of UK Research, Treatment

The UK鈥檚 most prominent gambling charity GambleAware has announced it will close as a result of the new mandatory responsible gambling levy, raising questions about the future of funding for addiction treatment and the potential politicisation of research.
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AUSTRAC Prosecutes Leading Operator Of Slot Machine Venues

Australian financial transactions regulator AUSTRAC is prosecuting a leading club owner and slot machine operator over 鈥渟erious and systemic鈥 violations of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws.
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Oregon Lottery Seeks To Ensure Integrity, Security In Regulating Couriers

Mike Wells, director of the Oregon Lottery, admitted it has maintained a neutral stance on lottery courier services over the years, a position that has changed as more of the services operate in the state, with no formal regulatory oversight.
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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment

In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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CFPB Hits Pause On Open Banking Rule Rewrite

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is backing away from its earlier push to scrap a key open banking regulation, instead asking a federal court to pause litigation so it can develop a revised version of the rule.
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Ukraine Adopts EU-Style Open Banking Rules

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved a comprehensive package of regulations to implement open banking in Ukraine, supporting the country's efforts to align with the EU.
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Marcos' Keynote Silence On Gambling Cheers Online Industry

The Philippine President鈥檚 avoidance of domestic online gambling issues in this year鈥檚 congressional appearance has encouraged the industry and frustrated its foes amid finance secretary support for taxation over prohibition.
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UK Threats Loom Even As Regulator Takes Softer Approach

The UK鈥檚 gambling regulator says egregious VIP schemes are a thing of the past and is backing the bookie habit of blocking winning customers, but Westminster politicians eager for reform are striking an altogether different tone.
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Boyd Big Winner Among U.S. Casino Operators In Sports Betting Rush

The deal between FanDuel and Boyd Gaming to reacquire 5 percent of the sports betting giant鈥檚 equity serves as a reminder of how much the sports betting industry has changed in terms of acquiring market access.
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Trump Administration Pauses Senate Committee Vote On CFTC Nominee

Brian Quintenz鈥檚 nomination to be the next chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been sidelined for the second time in the last week, this time at the request of the White House.
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